Via Cozzo del Pigno, 1, Monreale
Tribunale: Palermo RGE: 373/2023 PVP: 4627179 piena proprietà di un immobile di civile abitazione, ubicato in Monreale (Pa), via Esterna Cozzo del Pigno n°1, piano terra Piena proprietà di un immobile di civile abitazione, ubicato in Monreale (Pa), via Esterna Cozzo del Pigno n° 1, piano terra.Composto da:• villetta…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
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This is a judicial auction and the property lacks building permits and a certificate of habitability, with planimetry that does not match the current state. Price €82,771 plus estimated €700/m² renovation → effective ≈€1,352/m² vs regional baseline ≈€380/m², so legal/regularization risk makes this unsuitable as a straightforward buy.
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Photos show a modern, light-filled interior and a very tidy kitchen and bathroom — this feels like a real, characterful home inside. However the auction paperwork flags missing licences, unregularized veranda/pool and discrepancies in plans, so expect administrative regularisation and some renovation/legal costs before full, worry-free occupation.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €44,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Property reported as “needs renovation” and the listing notes discrepancies versus the cadastral plan
- No building licence / no certificate of habitability (agibilità) — veranda, pool and technical rooms are not regularized
- Planimetry/areas in the deeds may not match the actual layout — read the perizia carefully
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 61/100The cluster is on the slopes above the Conca d’Oro and the urban area of Palermo, with Monte Caputo immediately above Monreale. The Oreto basin and the hills west of Palermo shape the local landscape. Monreale itself has the cathedral and cloister, part of the UNESCO Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale site. Palermo is the nearest city of size, with full urban services, port, rail links and airport access. The area is known for the cathedral mosaics and for citrus and olive cultivation on the slopes around the city.